Laws intended to reduce malpractice litigation by protecting doctors who want to apologize don’t work, according to a new Vanderbilt analysis of proprietary insurance data. It turns out people sue for money and an apology doesn’t change that reality. In …
It may become easier in the future for Massachusetts doctors to apologize for mistakes if an experiment by three major hospitals to reduce medical malpractice lawsuits succeeds. The program, called Disclosure, Apology and Offer, targets “defensive medicine” – a term …
A new Georgia advocacy group is launching to prevent what it calls defensive medicine. Organizers for Patients for Fair Compensation said Tuesday it aims to educate citizens and policymakers about the problems that arise when doctors order more medical tests, …